1 I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

Call upon you, then, do I -- the prisoner of the Lord -- to walk worthily of the calling with which ye were called,

2 w ith all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love;

with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,

3 b eing eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of the peace;

4 T here is one body, and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling;

one body and one Spirit, according as also ye were called in one hope of your calling;

5 o ne Lord, one faith, one baptism,

one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 o ne God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in us all.

one God and Father of all, who over all, and through all, and in you all,

7 B ut to each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

and to each one of you was given the grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ,

8 T herefore he says, “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.”

wherefore, he saith, `Having gone up on high he led captive captivity, and gave gifts to men,' --

9 N ow this, “He ascended”, what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

and that, he went up, what is it except that he also went down first to the lower parts of the earth?

10 H e who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.

he who went down is the same also who went up far above all the heavens, that He may fill all things --

11 H e gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

and He gave some apostles, and some prophets, and some proclaimers of good news, and some shepherds and teachers,

12 f or the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ;

unto the perfecting of the saints, for a work of ministration, for a building up of the body of the Christ,

13 u ntil we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

till we may all come to the unity of the faith and of the recognition of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to a measure of stature of the fulness of the Christ,

14 t hat we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

that we may no more be babes, tossed and borne about by every wind of the teaching, in the sleight of men, in craftiness, unto the artifice of leading astray,

15 b ut speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ;

and, being true in love, we may increase to Him all things, who is the head -- the Christ;

16 f rom whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.

from whom the whole body, being fitly joined together and united, through the supply of every joint, according to the working in the measure of each single part, the increase of the body doth make for the building up of itself in love.

17 T his I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,

This, then, I say, and I testify in the Lord; ye are no more to walk, as also the other nations walk, in the vanity of their mind,

18 b eing darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts;

being darkened in the understanding, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart,

19 w ho having become callous gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

who, having ceased to feel, themselves did give up to the lasciviousness, for the working of all uncleanness in greediness;

20 B ut you did not learn Christ that way;

and ye did not so learn the Christ,

21 i f indeed you heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:

if so be ye did hear him, and in him were taught, as truth is in Jesus;

22 t hat you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit;

ye are to put off concerning the former behaviour the old man, that is corrupt according to the desires of the deceit,

23 a nd that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

24 a nd put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.

and to put on the new man, which, according to God, was created in righteousness and kindness of the truth.

25 T herefore putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.

Wherefore, putting away the lying, speak truth each with his neighbour, because we are members one of another;

26 “ Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

27 a nd don’t give place to the devil.

neither give place to the devil;

28 L et him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, producing with his hands something that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.

whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.

29 L et no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

30 D on’t grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

and make not sorrowful the Holy Spirit of God, in which ye were sealed to a day of redemption.

31 L et all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice,

32 A nd be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.